WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has added a new award – the Small Business Exporter of the Year award – to the National Small Business Week 2013 awards celebration.

The SBA will honor a small business that is successfully engaged in exporting. A National award winner will be selected from among state award winners from each of the 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C.

The award winner will be named during World Trade Month in May 2013. Detailed information – including eligibility requirements and required documents – are available at www.sba.gov.

The SBA has also extended the deadline to submit nominations for the Small Business Week awards until Jan. 31. Nominations will be accepted via the online portal at nationalsmallbusinessweek.sba.gov and in hard copy form until the end of the month.

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